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Raising the profile of ME/CFS in Parliament

In November, our CEO, Dr Heidi Nicholl met with the Honourable Chris Bowen, Member for McMahon in NSW to discuss the issues around ME/CFS. The great news is that as a result of that meeting, Chris gave a statement to Parliament about ME/CFS. Read more

Cochrane has released an update of its review of graded exercise therapy (GET) for ME/CFS

The 2017 Cochrane review of exercise therapy was the subject of a serious complaint which highlighted flaws in its methodology and the methodology of the studies which it reviewed. Cochrane has been working with the review authors to deal with the complaint for over a year. It has now published an update of the review. Read more

Medical Research Future Fund win for Emerge Australia : Epidemiology and health economic impacts of ME/CFS

The impact of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is the focus of new research that includes Emerge Australia CEO Dr Heidi Nicholl as a co-Chief Investigator to ensure that patient voices are heard. The project is led by the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and also includes Deakin University. Read more

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Research Digest 13/12/19

Welcome to the 37th edition, featuring a retrospective study on the effectiveness of using low-dose naltrexone on ME/CFS patients, and a meta-analysis comparing protein biomarkers of inflammation between ME/CFS patients and non-affected controls.

Fundraiser by Cannabis Doctors Australia for people with ME/CFS

We are fundraising to give hope and help to the 250,000 people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) across Australia.

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I'm fund-raising to give hope and help to the 250,000 people (like me!) living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) across Australia.

Raising the profile of ME/CFS in Parliament

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Fundraiser by Cannabis Doctors Australia for people with ME/CFS

We are fundraising to give hope and help to the 250,000 people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) across Australia.

GP Education Appeal

All donations to Emerge Australia this Christmas will go to our GP Education Appeal. By making the latest in depth GP education modules available in Australia, we can support people with ME/CFS as they seek diagnosis and ongoing healthcare support. Please support our GP Education Appeal to raise funds to develop more ME/CFS GP education modules in 2020. Thanks to a generous supporter, all donations will be matched, doubling your impact and helping us to reach our target of $16,000 even faster.

Health and Wellbeing Survey

Emerge Australia published results from its first ME/CFS Health and Wellbeing Survey in 2018 and launched another survey in 2019. We plan to stay current and informed about the needs of the ME/CFS community by running an updated version of this Health and Wellbeing Survey every three years.

Disability Support Pension

The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is a Centrelink payment providing financial support if you have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition that stops you from working. Click here to access resources developed to assist people with ME/CFS to understand DSP and what is required to apply.

Research Digest 17/05/19

Welcome to the 23rd edition, featuring articles on the validation of impaired transient receptor potential melastatin 3 ion channel activity in natural killer cells from ME/CFS patients, and markers of non-coeliac wheat sensitivity in patients with ME/CFS.